The 1991 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Terry Shea, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1991 season as co-champions of the Big West conference, with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1, 6–1 Big West). This was their last conference title until 2020.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 6 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 21–59	83,067	[1][2]
September 14	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 20–26	47,914
September 21	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 32–20	4,329	[3]
September 28	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 23–7	12,353	[4][5]
October 12	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 39–13	10,754	[6]
October 19	Pacific (CA)	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 64–47	16,238	[7]
October 26	at No. 10 California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley CA	L 20–41	33,000
November 2	UNLV	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 55–12	16,524	[8]
November 9	Cal State Fullerton	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–7	10,112	[9]
November 16	Hawaii	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	T 35–35	20,289	[10][11]
November 23	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 28–31	40,513	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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